Chennai Duronto

Chennai Duronto Express

Train Board of Chennai Duronto Express
Overview
Service type	Duronto Express
Current operator(s)	Southern Railway zone
Route
Start	Chennai Central
Stops	7
End	Hazrat Nizamuddin
Distance travelled	2,175 km (1,351 mi)
Service frequency	2 days a week.
On-board services
Class(es)	AC 1st Class, AC 2 tier, AC 3 tier, Sleeper Class
Seating arrangements	No
Sleeping arrangements	Yes
Catering facilities	Yes, Pantry Car attached
Technical
	19 Pure LHB Coaches with a WAP-4 from Erode or WAP-7 from Royapuram.
Track gauge	Broad - 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	78 km/h (48 mph) (Average Speed), including halts
Route map

Route map

The Chennai Central - Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto Express or Chennai Duronto , which connects Chennai, the state capital of Tamil Nadu with New Delhi the national capital.

It is operated by the Southern Railway with 12269/12270 train numbers. It holds the record of being the fastest train between Chennai Central and Hazrat Nizamuddin covering the 2174 km in 27 hours and 55 minutes when compared to the Chennai Rajdhani which takes 28 hours and 15 minutes.

The train uses a LHB rake and does not have any rake sharing arrangement as such. The rake consists of 2 SLRs, 8 Sleeper Class Coaches, 3 AC 3 Tier Coaches,2 two tier cum three tier coaches, 1 AC 2 Tier Coaches, 1 AC First Coach and 1 Pantry Car making a total of 18 coaches.